Journal
BIOSCIENCE
Volume 61, Issue 4, Pages 290-300Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1525/bio.2011.61.4.9
Keywords
conservation; decisionmakers; ecosystems; natural resource management; priority setting
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- Kresge Foundation [239855]
- World Wildlife Fund-US
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To maximize the utility of research to decisionmaking, especially given limited financial resources, scientists must set priorities for their efforts. We present a list of the top 40 high-priority, multidisciplinary research questions directed toward informing some of the most important current and future decisions about management of species, communities, and ecological processes in the United States. The questions were generated by an open, inclusive process that included personal interviews With decisionmakers, broad solicitation of research needs from scientists and policymakers, and an intensive workshop that included scientifically oriented individuals responsible for managing and developing policy related to natural resources. The process differed from previous efforts to set priorities for conservation research in its focus on the engagement of decisionmakers in addition to researchers. The research priorities emphasized the importance of addressing societal context and exploration of trade-offs among alternative policies and actions, as well as more traditional questions related to ecological processes and functions.
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